Martin Davie
Understanding the reasons for the conviction of Päivi Räsänen
In Finland cultural, or in this case, legal power is being used to shut down scientific discussion.
Where Jews and Christians differ on the Messiah
The coming of the Messiah is important to both Christianity and Judaism, but there are important differences in their views.
A little known Christian declaration that deserves more support
There has been disappointingly little support from Christians in this country to the ‘2025 Westminster Declaration on Faith, Freedom and Public Life’.
How Christians should respond when senior public figures are arrested
The first thing Christians must do is uphold the principle of 'innocent until proven guilty'.
Sex robots are becoming a thing: what are the ethical considerations for Christians?
From a Christian perspective there are two basic problems with the idea of people seeking to have sexual relationships with robots.
The Church of England and Living in Love and Faith: where have we got to?
It is clear to anyone who has been following the LLF process that it is in disarray.
Why Bear Grylls is wrong about organised religion
What Bear Grylls says about "religion" and going to church may sound persuasive, but it simply isn’t true.
A Christian approach to taxation
Although Christians should accept that governments have a right to raise taxes and Christians have an obligation to pay them, this does not mean that Christians should approve of all forms of taxation that governments may decide to impose.
What does Advent have to do with hope?
Atheists would have us believe that hope is futile, but Advent shows they are wrong.
What is really preventing peace between Israel and the Palestinians?
There is a major roadblock on the way to peace but it's not what many of our church leaders think it is.
A Christian response to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor's fall from grace
The danger we run into when we read the public reports of the misdeeds of some person who has become the object of public disgrace is that we become tempted to entertain the idea that we are somehow better in the eyes of God than that person
What should Christians say about immigration?
Christians must reject the simplistic slogans offered by those on both sides of the current immigration debate.
Church doctrine and treading the line between development and heresy
The difference is of particular relevance to the Church of England as it continues to move in the wrong direction on same-sex marriage.
Why theology really matters
A well-meaning letter about the importance of theology in higher education sadly missed an important point about theology!
How do we know where Jesus rose from the dead?
The question of exactly where that somewhere was in the case of Jesus’ resurrection has been highlighted again recently by a report of discoveries by an Italian archaeological team at the site of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
The question we need to ask ourselves when we read any part of the Bible
If we don't ask ourselves this, we will miss the point.